MLB: Corey Seager, Michael Fulmer take Rookie of Year honors

FILE - From left are 2016 file photos showing Los Angeles Dodgers' Corey Seager, Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer and New York Yankees' Gary Sanchez. Corey Seager of the Los Angeles Dodgers is the favorite in the NL, while Michael Fulmer of Detroit and Gary Sanchez of the New York Yankees are top contenders in the AL when the Rookie of the Year awards are announced Monday night, Nov. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/File)

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Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager and Detroit Tigers righthander Michael Fulmer breezed to Rookie of the Year honors in their respective leagues on Monday.

Astros righthander Chris Devenski, who 11 months ago was passed over by each of the other 29 teams in the Rule 5 Draft, placed fourth in American League Rookie of the Year Award balloting, as conducted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Fulmer was the overwhelming winner of the AL award, succeeding the Astros' Carlos Correa as the league's top rookie. Fulmer received 26 of 30 first-place votes, with the other four going to New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez.

In the National League, Seager was a unanimous winner. Trea Turner of the Washington Nationals and the Dodgers' Kenta Maeda placed second and third.

Seager's victory was almost a foregone conclusion after he hit .308 with 26 home runs and 72 RBIs. He is the 17th Dodger to win the NL honor - the most of any major league team - but first since Todd Hollandsworth in 1996.

Fulmer, on the other hand, had to hold off a late challenge from Sanchez, who hit 20 home runs in only 53 games. Fulmer's season-long contributions for Detroit won out. He went 11-7 with a 3.06 ERA in 26 starts for the Tigers.

The fourth-place finish put a bow on a breakout year for Devenski, who was not added to the Astros' 40-man roster until the third day of the season.

Devenski was a revelation, earning a chance in the starting rotation before his fastball-changeup combo proved more effective in relief. He posted a 1.61 ERA in 832⁄3 innings out of the bullpen and a 2.16 ERA in 1081⁄3 innings overall.

The coronations of Fulmer and Seager kicked off four consecutive days of BBWAA announcements.

Manager of the Year Award results will be revealed Tuesday, with Cy Young Award results following on Wednesday. The announcement of the Most Valuable Player awards, for which the Astros' Jose Altuve is a finalist in the American League, comes Thursday.

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